Kip Mistral

(I printed out this article from an old internet site (http://members.ozmail.com.au/) on 7/12/02. It does not display the name of the author. The site’s name may have had something to do with Inner Riding. I… The post Reasons for Riding (On the Freedom, Lightness and Enjoyment of the Horse) appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

A week or two ago, in the same week two people asked to learn more about my life and equestrian journey. I had to admit that I don’t usually talk about my personal life (other… The post If He Does Not Have Your Love, He Has to Face the World Alone appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

[“Morning Exercise in the Hofreitschule” by Julius von Blaas, 1890] In early March of this year 2023, news went around the world that Chief Rider of the Spanish Riding School, Andreas Hausberger, had been relieved… The post The Great Unities and Why We Must Keep Them Alive appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

[Regretfully, photographic copyright for image not available. Please advise.] In his wisdom, American General George S. Patton, who commanded the Third United States Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in… The post Operation Cowboy: The American Contribution to Austrian Equestrian Culture appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

[copyright Kip Mistral 2023. “Dame de la Brigade des Abeses” by Jean Berain, Illustrator, 1685.] I spent the pandemic in 18th century France. For month after month I sift through faded, handwritten registers of births,… The post Back to the Future: Why Classical Training is Still the Gold Standard appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

“You should have seen this noble old man with silver hair wearing his classic manège hat, sixty-five years old! This venerable Count of Abzac gave these lessons with a clearness, a precision, an air of… The post Pierre-Marie Vicomte D’Abzac de SARRAZAC, Ecuyer of Kings appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

[“The Stables Viewed from the Forecourt of the Château de Versailles,” by Jean Baptiste Martin 1688, Grande Ecurie on the left of the two stables] ‘One must agree that if the true principles of the… The post School of Versailles: The “Continuum” appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

[© by Kip Mistral 2012. First published in The PRE Horse magazine, Issue III 2012. Feature image by Peter Müller Peter. Painting by PETER PAUl. RUBENS / * The Triumph of the Church (1628)* /… The post “Caballos Con Arte”: Pure Blood Reflections with Peter Müller Peter appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

[“30 Years With Master Nuno Oliveira: Correspondence, Photographs, and Notes” Chronicled by Michel Henriquet. Translated by Hilda Nelson. Published by Xenophon Press LLC 2011] This remarkable book will be of great interest to anyone following… The post Book Review: “30 Years With Master Nuno Oliveira: Correspondence, Photographs, and Notes” Chronicled by Michel Henriquet appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]

[First published in the U.S.A. in 1990 by Trafalgar Square Publishing, North Pomfret, Vermont, Printed in Great Britain, reissued 2001. © Sylvia Loch 1990. Out of print. 11″ x 8 7/8″ x 1″, 229 high… The post Book Review: “Dressage: The Art of Classical Riding” by Sylvia Loch appeared first on Kip Mistral.... [Read more]